The erection of a content school at Iona will shortly be commenced. In view of the local option poll for an increase of licenses in the Phillip Island district having been successful, a suggestion was thrown out that inquiries lie made regarding the estab lishment of a municipal hotel at Wcn thaggi. The Town Clerk has stated that ho and Cr Abrahamson had made inquiries, but they were informed that it could not be done until legislation was passed, and there was not much prospect of this being accomplished. The granting of licenses for hotels will be in the hands of the Licensing Board. The enlargements to the Catholic Church at Kooweerup are nearing com pletion, and it is intended that the official opening ceremony will be on Sun day week. Father Kelly, of North Melbourne, will officiate, The State elections are expected to take place about November 20th, as Par liament expires on December 4tb. In Labor interest Mr P. J. Murphy will oppose Mr A. Downward for Mornington, Mr E. Nichol...

SOME SINGULAR PLTTKALS. We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox should be oxen, not ozes. Then one fowl is goose, bub two are geese, But the plural of moose should never bo riecse. You may find one lono mouse or a whole lot of mice, But the plural of house is houses, not hiee. If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen ? The cow in plural may be cows or kino, But a bow ii' repeated is never called bine. And the plural of vow is vows, not vine. If I speak of a foot and you show me your feet, And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet P i If one is a tooth and the whole set are j teeth, j Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called teeth P Then one may be that, and three would ■ be those, J Yet bat in the plural would never be , hose, And tho plural of rat is rats, ho rose. We speak of a brother, and also o~: brethren, j But though we say mother, we never j say inethren. Then masculine pronouns are he,...

PROVISIONS OP THE BILL; Clause 3 provides for the construc tion of the railway with 5 feet 3 inch gauge commencing at or near the Koo weerup railway station and terminat ing in or near allotment 19b in the parish of Aliambee near McDonald's Track ; that the line should be deemed a line of railway in a country district within the meaning of Part 1 of tlie Railway Lands Acquisition Act 1893, ' and that the expression "members of [ the municipal council of the municipal I district" in such act shall be deemed to appply only to the councillors for the ridings of the municipal district wholly or partly included in the municipal district." Clause f> limits the expenditure t(> £183,233, including £11,074 for rolling stock ; and provides that prices to be paid to men on the construction of the line must bo equal upon the average to a wags of 9s per day of eight hotirs. Clause 7 gives the board power to enter upon lands and construct the railway without any previous payment to o." cons...

The Proposed Central Railway. KOOWEERtJP TO McDONAJJVS TRACK. PASSED BY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. In the Legislative Assembly ofi Wednesday, 23rd inat., the Minister for Railways (Mr Mackinnon) moved the second reading of a bill for the construction of a 5ft 3m railway frotn Kooweerup to McDonald's Track—a distanc9 of 30J miles. He said that it was a new Gippsland railway recom mended by the Railways Standing committee. It would be noticed that no provision had been made for local rates. The line would be laid along the fertile valley of the Lang Lang River It would 6erve 128,000 acres, on which there were 350 settlers. The abolition of the local rates would mean a loss of £100 per year, and the estin mated loss for the first year would be something like £4200. The Country Roads Board had shown a liberal spirit in the district, and the railway would, be served by three national roadg. Mr Tunnecliffe requested that the Minister, when introducing such bills in the future, should place bef...

MeGruire O'Flyim on the Germans. {By Bill Nxe) McGuire O'Flynn, who has been a quiet observer of the European sit uation, writes as follows : It's a,proud man and a sad man -2 am to-day." Niver in all me nach ' eral Ioife was I such an attintive reader av the papers, and whin I tell ye. I'm workin loike a Trojohn to break up a tin acre block av new swamp sile for a crop av spuds, ye may understand it's only in the ev enins, and me bachin, that I've ■toime to have a squint at the war news. And let me tell ye that the O'Flynns come av a fightin stock, and'it^s fneself that's itchin to have a cut at thim bloodthirsty Garniins. It was Corporal Tim O'Flynn that '.wint to the Crimea and came back flourishin a wooden leg, and proud he was av that same, bedad. The O'Flynns was prominent in the Indian mutiny, and was mintioned in despatches, but whin I spoke to me frind Jack O'Brien, that's our ripresentative in the Council,,about goin to the front, he says : 'O'Flynn, says he, 'Ye're doin v...

Yannathan. The annual report oi the directors of the Yannathan Butter Factory .for the year ended 27th July, 1914, states that during the period under review the supply of creain to tho factory was quite up to the average. The direct ors are pleased to report that the op-* orations for the year have been sue-' cessftil, as, after providing for repairs' and replacement to buildings aad plant to the extent of £101 17s 5d, tho profit on the year's business amounts to £355 10s 3d, which reduces the overdraft at the Colonial Bank from .£1149 10s 9J to £842 Ga Sd. The prospects for the coming year, under tho efficient management of Mr Prior, are most encouraging, and therefore the directors confidently appeal for increased support for the factory The balance sheet shows that the amount expended in the purchase of cream was £11,299 lis 5'd, butter boxes &amp;lt;£296 4s 4d, carrying £137 19s, agents' commission, freight, etc., £711 13s 5d, wages and salaries £588 8a 7d. repairs and repl...

THANKS. (To the Editor,) Sir,—"With your kind permission I deBire to convey to our friends of Lang Lang, Yannatban and surrounding districts the heartfelt thanks of Mrs Heward, myself and family for the kindness and good-will shown to us for so many year?; also to those who worked so enthusiastically and success fully in connection with our public farewell. It was particularly grati fying to see so large and sincere a gathering, all of whom were friends, some from ray arrival in Tannathan 33 years ago, Aware of the very many calla that have been made lately we doubly appreciate the very Valuable parting souvenirs * Wishing our friends every success, I am, yours etc., | JOHN B, HOWARD. Bulla, 28/9/'lA

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Improvements at Clyde &amp;lt;3——— IMPORTANT WORKS IN HAND It ia estimated that about 250 men wiH be employed at the improvements at Clyde railway station, which are now being commenced. The station will be temporarily moved to ft site between the aymaphore aud the Fish eries' road; The railway line in the vicinity is io be re-graded. and it will be necessary to drop the present site 5 feet; an overhead bridge will be er ected on Ballarto road, and the station master's residence is to be reccoved to a site between the present station and Stewart's store.

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Patriotic Concert. •AT YANNATIIAN. There was a Crowded attendance at tbe Yannathan Hall on Fridaj even ing last, on th(3 occasion of a concert in aid of ths patriotic fund, and tlie financial result will be a substan tial addittion to the already hand* aomely-iillcd list which is the out come of the loyai generosity of the people of Yannathan. The beautiful moonlight night contributed no doubt to the good audience present (it w|vjt proved to be a first-class entertain* .mant, The first part of tbe pro gramme consisted of children's per formances, and the warmest jpraise is to Mrs Denholm rind Miss Smeth ur3t, assisted by Mrs Bickerdike (ac_ conipaniBte) who had trained the chil dren for, their various parts; The first item was a full chorus by the children, entitled, *I?.efend Australia,' which was followoa by a song entitled 'Baby Bear.' This was succeeded by a very pretty action song, The Cleaners,' in which the girls taking part represented thp, actual ?70rk of gleaning on the ha...

New Yallock Hall. OPENING Ctjl&amp;lt; CERT. The ceremony of opening the new public ball at Yallock look pl^co on Wednesday last, when there Was a crowded attendance at the concert whicb was held in honor of the oc casion. The new buildinp, which is a credit to the .committee and well worthy of the district, stands on the site of the old hall, and the work of its erection was satisfactorily com-' pleted by the contractor,, Mr F. Simmell. The area of Jhe ball is large, being 26ft x 50ft, with, a 9ft stage. The acte-rooms consist of a supper rbom.2i3ft by lCft, furnished with a chimney, and two additional rooms each 20ft by lSf^ These rooms were constructed from the timbers of the old boll, and as will^be seen', are spacious. A porch Sft x 8ft completes the conveniences of the building. The committee has incurred an expenditure of about £300 in constructing one of the beat hnlis in the district, and the dancing floor which consists of 4iu Tasnianlaii . pnk boards will, we have no ...